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Weather Impacts on Shipping Ports

Overview

Critical weather and climate-related insights for shipping ports are designed to save time while protecting your people, assets and revenue.

The reliability of port scheduling has taken a hit, but anticipating the weather can help you get things back on track. It's not a matter of if but when volatile weather conditions will threaten to slow or halt port operations. Avoid delay-causing extremes by depending on SkyGuard® to provide the most accurate, site-specific forecasts and warnings available.
What makes SkyGuard warnings different

Issued by expert AccuWeather meteorologists, SkyGuard alerts go well beyond repackaged publicly available information.

  • Up to 2x advance notice compared to other sources
  • Reduce false alarms, minimize transportation and operational interruptions, save time and money
  • If SkyGuard warnings are not acknowledged, an AccuWeather meteorologist will follow up to ensure the warning was received 
  • Global coverage assists organizations with multiple assets and port operations worldwide

Storm surge

Tropical storm surge threatens to inundate a warehouse not previously impacted by rising sea levels. An AFB client receives an update and tailored briefings allowing them to relocate product to a warehouse at a higher elevation before the storm’s arrival.

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Volatile temperatures

Extreme heat causes refrigeration systems to break down on ships and puts products at risk of spoiling during the transfer from water to ground transportation. AFB clients receive SkyGuard warnings specific to their temperature thresholds and can take proper action to prevent damaged goods.

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Damaging winds

Severe storms move through the region. High winds threaten crane operations as well as outdoor workers with airborne debris. A SkyGuard High Wind Warning is issued with advance notice to secure cranes and shelter workers.

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Lightning

Several hundred port personnel are taking part in outdoor operations when a lightning storm approaches. A lightning warning is issued for the predetermined radius of 10 miles allowing ample time for workers to take shelter before the first strike hits the port.

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Adaptable Situational Awareness Tools

SkyGuard Mobile

This enterprise-level companion app delivers life-saving information via push notification, ensuring your team is able to make informed and crucial decisions no matter their location. The app also features advanced map visualizations with all site locations and current location plotted, enabling you to have a precise understanding of the hazards in relation to your assets.

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Online Portal

AccuWeather provides on-demand access to all SkyGuard warnings and information through an intuitive, web-based interface that can be accessed by key personnel throughout your organization, providing a company-wide common operating picture and critical situational awareness.

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GIS

All of our pinpoint weather data is available in GIS-friendly formats in real-time. As observations are collected, value-added data are assimilated, proactive warnings are issued and forecasts are created. Tap into temporal/time-enabled data for actionable, site-specific AccuWeather content overlaid on the data about your business.

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Data & Analytics

Correlate our current and past weather data with your performance metrics to maximize weather-driven business opportunities. Comprehensive, quality-controlled historical insights are easy to interpret and can be delivered in any format.

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Engage traffic with confidence

Demo SkyGuard for two weeks to see in real-time how your business can benefit from precision weather intelligence.
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